A proposed budget increase for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is getting resistance from a member of the House Appropriations Committee due to disputes over immigration issues. Tennesee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said that while the proposed investment is generally worthy of support, matters concerning immigration prevent him from supporting the bill in its current […]
NASA’s Deep Space Network of antennas is currently overburdened by the demands created by the increasing number of space missions in addition to the Artemis Program, an agency official said. The DSN is used for communications with missions beyond Earth orbit. Brad Arnold, manager of the Deep Space Network at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said […]
The Department of Health & Human Services has issued a bulletin warning the health sector that Picture Archiving Communication Systems are vulnerable to hackers, creating a risk of exposing millions of patients’ private health information. The alert noted that hospitals, clinics, research institutions and small health care practices use PACS to share patient data and medical images, including […]
The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East, based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina, is trying out an advanced method of cleaning the connectors at the ends of fiber optic cables used in aircraft avionics. The center’s Advanced Technology and Innovation Team recently evaluated a robotic fiber optic inspection and cleaning […]
The U.S. Army recently launched the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army, the service’s first app that allows soldiers to access personnel records without the need for a Common Access Card. The IPPS-A is available on Apple’s App Store and is expected to have roughly 1 million users among active-duty personnel and members of the Army […]
Decision-makers at the Department of Homeland Security want the next evolution of the Homeland Security Information Network to integrate artificial intelligence and automation, an official close to the project said. The goal was set after the department successfully transitioned its IT operations to the cloud. Vincent Cirelli, director of the Mission Services Division, said the […]
NASA’s new Space Launch System is fully booked until the end of the current decade due to the demands of the Artemis program, a ranking official the agency said. Billed as the most powerful rocket ever built, the SLS will be dedicated to Artemis missions for the next several years in support of the United […]
Bruce Corfield is currently the vice president of federal financial services at The MIL Corporation, working out of McLean, Virginia. By his own account, he has proven leadership experience in technical and management consulting for financial organizations. Corfield further described himself as an account leader and business developer who is skilled in quality delivery, building […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s chief procurement officer is set to retire after a career of over 40 years in government service. Soraya Correa informed her staff at the DHS that her last day on the job will be on July 31, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. In a farewell email obtained by the media, […]
The Department of Homeland Security is following the lead of other government agencies that have looked to small businesses for providing their technological needs. Officials in the department have recently shown interest in the technological outcomes of other agencies’ Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer awards, Nextgov reported Tuesday. The DHS has […]
